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Challenges of affordable housing for Native Americans

On Feb.7, Georgi Banna, director of policy and program development, for the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and Marvin Ginn, executive director of Native Community Finance, presented on the challenges of affordable housing for Native Americans, as well as best practices and lessons learned in the field.   http://youtu.be/qB6XvEmnF1g   Presenters Georgi Banna, […]

Appropriations, tax reform and the outlook for housing finance reform

This Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force meeting discussed updates on federal action on appropriations, tax reform and the outlook for housing finance reform. The webinar closed with a presentation on NHC's new Nexus Housing Policy Guide from Kaitlyn Snyder and Rebekah King. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W29FiyP0iGw Presenters Olivia Barrow, policy analyst, Enterprise Community Partners Dan Fichtler, associate director of secondary […]

Proposed changes to FCC’s Lifeline program and impacts on low-income households

On Jan. 9,  NHC and National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) jointly presented a webinar to explain FCC’s recent recommended changes to Lifeline and provide guidance on filing comments with the FCC. The Lifeline program provides a discount for phone service for qualifying low-income consumers. Through a modernization order in 2016 the program expanded this program […]

Community land trusts

This webinar explored community land trusts. NHC’s Kaitlyn Snyder shared NHC’s upcoming report on community land trusts. And Staci Horwitz, operations director with the City of Lakes Community Land Trust and Tyler Macmillan, organizational director with the San Francisco Community Land Trust,  gave local perspectives on community land trusts, sharing about their work, both new initiatives and lessons […]

Housing, health and energy: How they fit together and their federal budget outlook

This webinar explored federal housing, health and energy programs like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Section 8 rental assistance, Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, the Weatherization Assistance Program and lead hazard programs at HUD and the Centers for Disease Control. Presenters discussed how these housing, health and energy programs intersect and work together and how […]

Budget Forum 2017

Budget Forum 2017 Advocacy and communication strategies for the FY 2018 federal budget process With the White House proposal for $54 billion in cuts to non-defense discretionary programs, federal funding for housing is greatly at risk this fiscal year and next. On March 30, NHC held our Annual Budget Forum to set the discussion in […]

Broadband in Affordable Housing

This webinar explored how public housing agencies are working to implement broadband solutions and close the digital divide.

Portland’s Restorative Justice & Preference Policy

This webinar explored Portland's preference policy for the North/Northeast neighborhood. Panelists walked through the history that led to the preference policy, their outreach strategy, implementation of the policy, and provided perspective from a local resident.

Veterans Research and Communications Toolkit

This complimentary webinar taught about the housing and services needs of our changing veteran population with special focus on older veterans, female veterans and post 9/11 veterans. This webinar explored NHC's recent research publication, NHC's veterans housing communications toolkit and a discussion of how to use these tools in your community. This webinar was sponsored by Capital One®.

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